The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (England and Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

The Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Regulations 1999E+W

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5.—(1) The Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Regulations 1999 M1 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1)—

(a)omit the definitions of F1... “Regulation 2100/94” and “third country”;

(b)in the definition of “supplier”, for “from third countries” substitute “ into the United Kingdom ”, and, after that definition, omit “and”.

(3) In regulation 3(2)(a), for “to third countries” substitute “ from the United Kingdom ”.

[F2(3A) In regulation 4—

(a)in paragraph (1)(ae)—

(i)for “Union” substitute “GB”;

(ii)for “protected zone” substitute “PFA”;

(b)in paragraph (2)—

(i)in the definition of “protected zone quarantine pest”, for “protected zone” substitute “PFA”;

(ii)in the definitions of “RNQP” and “Union quarantine pest”, for “Union” substitute “GB”.]

F3(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F4(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(6) In regulation 11(1)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (a), omit “Community plant variety rights pursuant to Regulation 2100/94 or [F5national]”;

(b)in sub-paragraph (c)(iii), for the words from “Community plant” to the end substitute “plant breeders' right in respect of the variety under the Plant Varieties Act 1997 M2”.

(7) In regulation 12—

(a)in the heading, for “in third countries” substitute “ outside the United Kingdom ”;

(b)in paragraph (1)—

(i)for “from a third country” substitute “ [F6produced in a country outside of the United Kingdom] ”;

(ii)for “Directive 98/56/EC” substitute “ these Regulations ”;

(c)in paragraphs (2) and (4)—

(i)at the beginning, insert “ Subject to paragraph (5), ”;

(ii)omit “from a third country”;

(d)after paragraph (4) insert—

[F7“(5) Paragraphs (2) and (4) do not apply to suppliers importing propagating material produced in the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.”].

(8) In the Schedule—

(a)in paragraph 1, for “EC” substitute “ UK ”;

(b)omit paragraph 2;

(c)in paragraph 3, at the end insert “ and its abbreviated country code ”;

(d)in paragraph 10, for “from a third country” substitute “ into the United Kingdom ”.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 5 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(b)

Marginal Citations

M1S.I. 1999/1801, amended by S.I. 2018/575, 974, 2018/1216 (W. 249).